Serial killers in Texas' past

Texas has seen its fair share of horrors, some of them at the hands of deranged individuals with murderous intent.

By Compiled by John-Henry Perera, Chris Quinn, Fernando Alfonso III

on July 17, 2018 10:06 AM

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Charles Frederick AlbrightAlias: The Eyeball KillerCrime: Killed three women in the Dallas area in the early '90s. Investigators noted each victim had their eyeballs surgically removed.Status: In 1994, Albright was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. He is incarcerated at Clements Unit in Amarillo, Texas.

Charles Frederick AlbrightAlias: The Eyeball KillerCrime: Killed three women in the Dallas area in the early '90s. Investigators noted each victim had their eyeballs surgically removed.Status: In 1994,

Joseph D. (Joe) BallAlias: The Alligator Man, the Butcher of Elmendorf, Bluebeard of South TexasVictims: Ball reportedly killed two women, but there very well could have been as many as 20 in the time between 1936 to Sept. 23, 1938.Status: When two Bexar County Sheriff's deputies attempted to question him, Ball shot himself through the heart. He died on the spot.

Kenneth McDuffAlias: The Broomstick MurdererCrime: McDuff was convicted of killing three teens in Everman, Texas in 1966. After spending two decades in prison, he was released but returned after being convicted in the death of a 17-year-old prostitute. Investigators believe he may have killed more people.Status: McDuff was executed in 1998.

Faryion Edward Wardrip Alias: N/ACrime: Wardrip was convicted for the rapes and murders of three women in Wichita Falls over an 18-month period from 1984 to 1986. Following his parole in 1997, police reopened an investigation in regards to four other murders in the area.Status: Wardrip was again convicted of murder in 1999 and was sentenced to death. He is on death row and awaiting his eventual sentence.

UnknownAlias: Phantom Killer, Phantom SlayerCrime: Between February and May of 1946, an unknown person murdered five people and wounded three others in the Texarkana area, usually late at night. A local newspaper dubbed the series of attacks and murders the "Texarkana Moonlight Murders."Status: The killer was never found.

UnknownAlias: Phantom Killer, Phantom SlayerCrime: Between February and May of 1946, an unknown person murdered five people and wounded three others in the Texarkana area, usually late at night. A local

UnknownAlias: The Servant Girl AnnihilatorCrime: Between December 1884 and December 1885, seven women and one man were murdered in the Austin area. The victims were attacked in their sleep.Status: The killer was never found. A PBS series identified a potential suspect: Nathan Elgin, a 19-year-old African-American cook who operated in the area.

UnknownAlias: N/ACrime: Since the '70s, law enforcement has uncovered around 30 bodies in an area of land inside Texas City that has since been dubbed "The Killing Fields." Most of the victims were young girls and women, ages 12 to 23.Status: Edward Harold Bell claimed to be killer, but prosecutors have not found evidence backing this claim. Kevin Edison Smith was accused of burying one victim in the area, Krystal Baker. He is now serving a life sentence.

Tommy Lynn SellsAlias: The Cross Country Killer, Coast to CoastCrime: Sells was convicted of killing a 13-year-old girl in Del Rio in 1999, but he recounted other murders he committed during the course of his life. Investigators believe he may have been responsible for the deaths of 22 people in total.Status: Sells was sentenced to death in 1999. He was executed in 2014.

Tommy Lynn SellsAlias: The Cross Country Killer, Coast to CoastCrime: Sells was convicted of killing a 13-year-old girl in Del Rio in 1999, but he recounted other murders he committed during the course of

Henry Lee LucasAlias: The Confession KillerCrime: Lucas, a convicted murderer, claimed to have killed hundreds in Texas and across the U.S. He was later convicted of murdering 11 people. Status: Lucas died in prison in 2001 from natural causes

Genene Anne JonesAlias: N/ACrime: Jones, a former pediatric nurse at hospitals in San Antonio and Kerrville, was convicted in 1985 of killing a 15-month-old. She is believed to have killed as many as 46 infants under her care in the late 1970s and early ‘80s.Status: Upon her conviction, she was sentenced to 99 years in prison, but she is scheduled to be released in 2018.

Genene Anne JonesAlias: N/ACrime: Jones, a former pediatric nurse at hospitals in San Antonio and Kerrville, was convicted in 1985 of killing a 15-month-old. She is believed to have killed as many as 46

Charles Frederick AlbrightAlias: The Eyeball KillerCrime: Killed three women in the Dallas area in the early '90s. Investigators noted each victim had their eyeballs surgically removed.Status: In 1994, Albright was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. He is incarcerated at Clements Unit in Amarillo, Texas.

Charles Frederick AlbrightAlias: The Eyeball KillerCrime: Killed three women in the Dallas area in the early '90s. Investigators noted each victim had their eyeballs surgically removed.Status: In 1994,